Wanted: a national labor force

ME PoV Fall 2010 issue

Labor policies and youth unemployment in the Gulf region

Delivering a skilled national workforce is one of the most critical challenges facing the GCC countries from an economic security and a social inclusion perspective. This article will address root causes for what is called “structural unemployment” and mitigation policies and measures that could help governments reverse the equation.

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